Europe’s leading charge point provider for electric vehicles, NewMotion , has released research that reveals the UK’s current attitude to EVs and their adoption in Britain.
Over 3,000 consumers were surveyed in order to gain an understanding of how the average Brit feels – and how much they understand – about EVs. 76 percent of respondents said they didn’t k...

When 72 percent of the UK voting population descended upon polling stations in June last year, they were asked one simple thing about Britain’s EU membership: remain or leave? A straightforward question for a situation that is anything but.
For tech – a sector in which a third of workers are EU nationals, according to a London Assembly report – the complexities that st...

Engineering services giant Tata Technologies is opening a new European Innovation and Development Centre (EIDC) today in Warwick, UK.
The £20 million facility reflects Tata’s ongoing success across Europe, and will house the company’s engineering support services, two advanced engineering labs, and a state-of-the-art R&D centre to develop Tata’s capabi...

CAB Studios, a strategic brand, marketing, and digital consultancy, has claimed that creativity is often overlooked by businesses seeking out the next generation of talent, and that creative education should not only be regarded more highly, but should be mandatory. The views are outlined in its white paper, Power to the Customer , which explores how brands must evolve in the customer age and...

The Innovation Gateway has announced that retail giant Tesco has joined its pioneering group.
Tesco is working to expand its dedication to efficiency improvements in energy, water, waste, health, and wellbeing. It is committing to opening up its eco-innovation work to a broad range of leading organisations including Heathrow, Kingfisher, Carillion, RBC, University of Cambridge, and Unit...

To tie in with the start of Wimbledon 2017 - and its 140th anniversary - here’s ‘ five of the most influential Wimbledon commercials’ from sports content specialists, CLICKON :
Wimbledon is the quintessentially British sporting event of the year, and as it reaches its 140th year, we’re taking a look back at some of the most influential commercials of recent times...

Last week, at the UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, industry experts came together for a summit which brought together business leaders from the automotive, utilities, construction, aerospace, and services sectors to discuss challenges in the economy over the next two years. The Industrial Digitalisation Review, led by Siemens CEO Juergen Maier on behalf of Business for Government, was us...

They’re known as “shower thoughts,” those seemingly random thoughts or ideas that occur when taking our morning shower- or engaged in a similarly monotonous task.
Often amusing but inconsequential, (a quick Google search of the term throws up an array of weird and wonderful examples,) these unexpected insights can sometimes prove far more useful. Indeed, people repo...

Assystem, a France-based engineering specialist, has been selected by Airbus Defence & Space for its centres of services in Elancourt, Toulouse, and Munich, as well as a work package project in Bristol. These agreements demonstrate Assystem’s space and defence capabilities, cementing it as a strong partner to the world’s largest aerospace group.
Airbus has been utilis...

With the United Nations Refugee Agency having identified 65 million people worldwide as being forcibly displaced, and 21 million of those being refugees, these people more than anybody else require – and deserve – a fresh start in life. In response to this, beverage giant Starbucks announced last January that it would employ 10,000 refugees globally by 2022.
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Several thousand Tesco customers had deliveries cancelled after an IT glitch led to nearly 10 percent of orders being disrupted.
The UK’s largest supermarket group is offering those affected a £10 compensation voucher, but recent research suggests that many customers could change retailers after experiencing delivery service issues.
According to a JDA/Centiro Customer Pu...

By Paul Watson, CEO, Volo Commerce
One year after its launch in the US, Amazon Business reported total sales of over $1bn and served over 400,000 businesses. Now the mammoth marketplace is targeting the UK B2B market, estimated to be worth £96.5bn.
But what does this mean for British ecommerce merchants and how can they best exploit this new growth avenue?
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The purchase of Spanish road infrastructure business Abertis by Italian holding company Atlantia moved a step closer this week. Here we detail the story so far:
April : Atlantia approaches Abertis about a tie-up that, according to the FT, ‘would create one of the largest toll road and infrastructure groups in the world’. In a statement, Abertis confirm that an enquiry has bee...

INDITEX has reaffirmed its position as the world’s biggest clothing retailer after announcing an 18% leap in first-quarter net profits in 2017.
The positive news coming out of the Spanish company aligns with forecasts from industry analysts as it pulls further clear from its nearest rivals.
Figures were confirmed on Wednesday, with its net profit standing at €654m and...

Amazon are stepping up their plans to join the car sales market across Europe.
A report in the German trade periodical Automobilewoche cited Christophe Moeller, an industry specialist who revealed he has been tasked with overseeing the company’s dealings with European car manufacturers.
Amazon declined to comment but Moeller also said that they have been hiring sales executive...